The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-08-26
TERRITORIAL GLEANINGs.

Inc nrst term OF court In Sargent county
will be held in the school house at Foreman,
commencing Sept s, and lasting one week.
The commissioners Of Burleigh county have
refused to order an election to vote On tho To-
cal option question, the petition presented not
containing the required number Of names.
The sheriff Of Lexington, KY, sends word to
the sheriff at Fargo that a man named John
Phillips, now in Kentucky, confesses to having
killed P. G. johnson, little distance south Of
Fargo, some half dozen years ago.
Secretary Prouty, Of the North Dakota Agrl-
cultural board, has received request from
H. L. Loucks, president Of the Farmers alli-
ance, for space to erect tent as territorial
headquarters at the great exposition, which
has been granted.
R. l.. Smith, an old-time citizen and leading
merchant Of Wahpeton, while ill with fever
and delrious, got out Of bed Tuesday, and
locking the door secured pruning knife and,
it is thought, stood in front of looking glass
and cut his throat.
The assessment of railroad lands held for
IL
does not in any way interfere with the gross
earnings law. 1t simply picks up and places
on the assessment roll property not reached
by that law at all, amounting to nearly $780,
100000, and increases the revenue of the ter.
ritory nearly 100000.
Arrangements for tho base ball and gun club
tournament, to be held at Jamestown the Sec
ond week in September, are In active and eff
Client hands. At recent meeting the direc-
tors raised the ball prizes to $l25, $75 aud $50.
1t is expected that a number of the best clubs
in South Dakota will participate. An effort
will also be made to arrange an exhibition
game between Grand Forks and Fargo clubs.
Andrew J. Smith, Of Mapleton, was ar
raigned before Justice Redmon of that place,
Tuesday morning last, on tho charge Of at
tempted rape on his granddaughter, only nine
years Of ago. He waived examination aud
was bound over in the sum Of $1,000 to an
swer before the grand jury. Tue offense is
| said to have been committed one day last week.
and Smith was arrested on complaint OF his
son-in-law, Webb, who married the mother Of
the child. Smith is about IS years Of age, aud
has two married daughters, both Of whom ac-
cuse him Of attempting the same crime with
them when they were quite young. He came
to Mapleton from Wisconsin, about a year ago
and engaged in farming.
Col Power in Fargo Argus: 1 find new
kind of wild grass in Dakota this season. II
resembles timothy in appearance, but the
head Is flatter and color darker. 1t grows very
thick on old land and is about two feet high.
sent specimen to the department Of agrl.
culture and on analysis it was found to b
three times more nutricious than either blut
grass, orchard grass or redtop. and four time
\ more valuable thur tiynothgs The experts cal
itmelghuW. You ought to see the avIdlty Wit
which stock devour it. I intend to save al
the seed can this fall, as have found quite
number of patches along the roadsides. B
the way, had letter from New Zealand til
other day, asking for seed of the bunch grass
and don't know as have ever seen any
its seed, but 1t must have seed.